Amanda Seyfried has described her new movie Red Riding Hood as 'edgy', 'gothic' and 'dark'.
The actress takes on the title role in Catherine Hardwicke's big screen adaptation of the classic fairy tale.
Speaking to MTV's The Seven the actress said: "Red Riding Hood is a classic fairy tale that we all know, and what fans can expect from this version of the story is that it's basically just a jumping-off point.
"Catherine Hardwicke has just completely turned this story into something edgy and gothic and dark, and she's clearly somebody that's very capable of turning something, everything into an extraordinary world, as we've seen before."
"And also there's a romance aspect to the film, which isn't in the fairy tale... a lot of romance and a lot of danger. There's a wolf at the centre of the story, and it's exciting 'cause it's a whodunit."
The movie is the first directing project for Harwicke since she helmed Twilight back in 2008 but Seyfried thinks that fans will be surprised by the dark path that the director takes the story down.
"Fans will be surprised by the tone of the film. Catherine just completely throws it into this dark world, and it's a little scarier than it was meant to be when it was written," she explained.
"We had this freedom to go far with it, so whatever preconceptions the audience has, they should throw it out the door."
Gary Oldman, Lukas Haas, Billy Burke and Julie Christie are all on the cast list.
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